Seward Public Schools

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Seward, Staplehurst, Goehner, Bee, Ulysses, Ulysses and Garland, and parts of Read.

At a glance

1,485Students enrolled

3Schools

7Towns served

$14,245Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

19%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

SewardStaplehurstGoehnerBeeUlyssesUlyssesGarland

Grades PK–4

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL558 students · SewardThis district

Grades 5–8

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL416 students · SewardThis district

Grades 9–12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL511 students · SewardThis district

Grades PK–4

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL558 students · SewardThis district

Grades 5–8

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL416 students · SewardThis district

Grades 9–12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL511 students · SewardThis district

Grades PK–4

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL558 students · SewardThis district

Grades 5–8

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL416 students · SewardThis district

Grades 9–12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL511 students · SewardThis district

Grades PK–6

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD or ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHTDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL or HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARDDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL or HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARDDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–12

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL or DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL or HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARDDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL or DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL or HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARDDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–4

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL558 students · SewardThis district

Grades 5–8

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL416 students · SewardThis district

Grades 9–12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL511 students · SewardThis district

Grades PK–4

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL558 students · SewardThis district

Grades 5–8

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL416 students · SewardThis district

Grades 9–12

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL511 students · SewardThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NE

Math proficiency73%

State average 46.1%

Reading / language arts63%

State average 48.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 86%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,245

per student each year · 9% below the NE average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration31%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)67%

State28%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,540’20

1,520’21

1,496’22

1,471’23

1,485’24

Students

White · 91%1,351

Hispanic · 6%86

Two or more races · 2%28

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%9

Black · 1%8

Asian · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Seward7,678 people

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Staplehurst322 people

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Goehner309 people

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Bee281 people

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Ulysses251 people

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Ulysses190 people

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Garland180 people

Also covers small parts of Read.

Schools3 in district

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SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 558 students · Seward

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SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 416 students · Seward

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SEWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 511 students · Seward

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Shelby-Rising City Public SchoolsReading · $17,978 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.